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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-27
WINTER.


The rain on Saturday last turned ia
snow and winter was ushered in with
several inches of snow. We regret
that it comes so early and would like
to say to our readers that this is only
squirt, light ''squaw winter. ITO be
followed by month or two of Indian
summer mildness. But we cannot say
so with any confidence. We fear that
winter is already upon us, and that we
are in for long one, with heavy snow
fall. We expect some fine weather yet
before Christmas, but it will be inter
spersed with good deal of freezing
and showing.
The memorable blockade winter''
it will be remembered, set in on the
18th of October and broke up the
county fair with snow storm. From
that time on it was winter, more or
less, with good deal more after the
hol'days,) until far into April.
flaws grind the poor and rich men
III
that any poor sufferer can buy with
The enormous sale of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup has developed many new
remedies; but the people cling to the
old reliable, DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS w..
Regular meeting October 10.
The sidewalk in front of lots 20 and
81, block Is, on 1Oth-st., was ordered
to be relaid according to specifications
Of street commissioner.
Two complaints were received about
the obstruction Of the street on the
lake shore between L. e. divers lot
and G. j. Days pavilion. Laid over
to next meeting.
B. W. Lyon was appointed village
Poundmaster and tire yard back of his
stable (which has been prepared is
hereby designated as the village pound.
REVIEWS HER YOUTH.
Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
county, Iowa, tells the following re-
markable story, the truth of which is
vouched for by the residents Of the
town: II Am IS years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint and
lameness for many years; could not
dress myself without help. Now am
free from all pain and soreness, and am
able to do all my own homework.
owe my thanks to Electric Bitters for
having renewed my youth, and removed
completely all disease and pain.''
Try Il bottle, only SO cents, at =. w.
Smiths drugstore. 4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-27

The Board of County Commission
ors will meet tomorrow.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-27

Sl..O will buy sack Of Good Straight
Flour at S. McLean's Feed Store. ATT
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-27
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF rnA1Ns

SIOUX CITY ST. PAUL TINE CARD.
Going West.
Leave st. Paul at 7non m
" WOrthingtOn, at 15;a. m.
Arrive a. Siou. City, at .4.5l a. m.
NO: PASSENGER.
Arrive NJ WOrthingtOn at 4:o5 n m
~. ~ SIOUX City at sos pm
Going East.
NO. 2. PASSENGER.
Leave sioux City ut lo:45 p. m
WOrthingtOn, at l.53 n. m.
Arrive at st. Paul, at $50 a. m.
NO: 4 PASSENGER.
Leave Sioux Cityat 600 am
Arrive at WOrthngt0n at 9:36 m
Ar.at st. Paul at 5:0Opm
ACCOMMODATION.
Going East-Ieaves Worthington at AS D. m.
90 TX West-Lcaves Worthington at 1875 p.m
woRrH1NeroN AND SIOUX FALLS R.R.
aotn0 East
Leaves Sioux Falls at 6:3Oa am,
Arrives ut WOrthington 9:25am.
Going West
Leaves Worthngton 4 IS pm.
Al. at Sioux Falls, 80
ACCOMMODATION.
SiOIx'Falls Accom-. leaves 1925 pm.
MITCHELL PASSENGER.
0otn0 West.
leaves Warrington daily = 2:1o a. m.
Arrfvc;aS Mitchell $40 4. III.
Going East
Leaves Mitchell 1890 y. m.
Arrives at Wor:hingtom l:10 =. m.
f. K. WARREN. Agent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
YARNS ABOUT BIG RATS.

Thy AK y m-Jmcs U.cfuI ,r G;incrs, bu;
are also "a Plague.
Ta.s gc-ief Il mine rats giving warning
OF danger IS BASED on good grounds, said
q miner 10 q Harrisburg, (Pa.,) CORE
sDonFant Of the New York Sun. The
theory Is that wuen d mine begins to
work, as the quiet settling of one pre-.
pg-EtyIv 10 i dig Caye-iu is called, the
rats are disturbed in their holes aud
hiding places as they become contracted,
ana they hurry away to seek places OF
safety. That IS al, there is ABOUT it, but
the miners attribute Il 10 something
much deeper than that simple cause, and
consequently have feeling for the mine
rat akin = awe. Ii is q common sight
10 5ge miner feeding half dozen
or more from his dinner pail Frequently
they become so tame that they Will climb
uu q miners lap as he sits st mis- lunch,
and crowd Ground him 10 receive such
portions OF his meal a. he has taught
.hem TO expect. Some Of them grow to
an enormous size, and there is q story
told among the miners near HaZletOn
about how ole If their number once FED
and trained dozen or more, which
grew TO such dimensions that he used
them il Earr" :, and they drew his buggy
OF coal daily from the breast where he
worked 10 the dumping place. There are
people VINO don't believe that, but ii was
tCla 10 me by man who worked with
tle miner VINO had the rats, and he says
It's fact. But Eve seen rats myself as
nig s. s powder key.
Ii IS during strike in the mines, when
int workings are abandoned Tor the time,
that the mine rats are especially annoy
ing 10 mining villages. The rats leave
the miues then and swarm about the
dwellings Of the workmen. remember
once there was 3 strike ST one of the col
lieries. Both operators and miners re-
fused 10 give III, aud the bosses declared
that grass would grow around the
mouth Of the slope before they would
consent 10 the demands of the men, while
the men sworc they would cut the grass
snd eat II, if necessary, before they
would yield single point. The
mules were taken from the mines and
turned Oul 70 pasture. The rats, being
thus deprived OF their sustenSnCe, aban-
GOned tie mine and took up their quar-
tiers STOUT The miners houses, where they
became q terror 10 the families. The
strike continued, aLd ire supplies Of the
men became gNhE listed. Miners at nelgn-
boring collieres VINO were at work re-
spUuded 10 the requests Of their striking
brethren for aid, aud sent them wagon
load Of supplies of various kinds, These
were taken in charge by committee and
stored in i building, from which they
were 10 De distributed 20 the neediest
Of the miners The first night the store
was raiUeG ny me rats and everything de-
youted OF carried awsy. -Four different
loads of supplies were furnished IN this
way, but the rats got The biggest share
OF them. A good many of the miners
kept cows at that time, there being pier
ty OF free psstursge shout the place, but
soon after the strike began the COWS be-
gan to lessen their yield Of milk. This
could not be understood until one morn
ing s miner went TO his barI-yarG and
discovered hal dozen big rats suck
rs -. - I & = - c.'y - So - cr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
a Distinguished Lady v.s,r.r.
St. Joseph Gazette.

! ST. Joseph Gazette.
The wife of ex-Secretary = F'aT CIV.
McCrary Of Kansas City is he of the
ladies of the White House {, whom all
western people are proud. vas she
who was most influential in lblishing
and maintaining the strictly .:perance
administration of 1876 to 1856, nd in CO.
operating with Mrs. Hsyes Il toning
down many of the excuses srJ irregu-
laTities Of public entertainmau,s She is
here on a visit to her daughtr~, Mrs. DR..
| Boteler, from their home al Kansas City,
where her husband is genera counsel for
the SAINTS Fe Railroad since firing from
! the bench of the United States courts.
! Mrs. MCCrary is now somewhat pass
the high-noon of life, but, con. itering her
faithful service to her husba Id during
Twenty-Five years of public ife at the
capital and elsewhere, she is remarkably
well preserved, as buoyant, g ;eful and
elastic as most ladies of thirty years
Learning of her presence in the city, yes
terday q reporter sought al interview
with Mrs. McCrsry, which was Insuccess-
ful, but resulted in gaining some Informs
ton about the personal Charac .er of the
laSe Vice-President Wheeler that may be
of interest. Mr.. Wheeler, whnse demise
is now mourned by the whole alton, wss
g lifelong friend of ex-SeCretsrY McCrary
snd wife, and served N Co! gress two
years with the former before his election
as Vice-President. Mr.. " neeler, it
is learned. was one of the most
finished scholars and gentlemen.
In Congress his demeanor vas of
retiring nature, never pushing himself IL
intruding himself on his colleagues, but
when brought out by the heat of action il
debate he was invariably master Of the
situation. Mr.. Wheeler had become
quite wealthy from certain lrnber inter
ests in Malone, n. J., and lived at ease in
elegance. He was g man OF unusuSi
home affection, and after losing his wife
in 1874 he seemed @ thoroughly changed
man. Instead of the pleasant conVivlsl
hest, surrounded continually by friends
and acquaintance, he mingled little in
society and lived largely with his books,
OF which he was very fond. After his
election as Vice-President he even alb
stained from the convivisl scenes of ad-I
ministration circles, was intimate only
with few personal friends, and took
frequent occasion to remark that "lis
heart and his affections we're in the
g.sTs." Il !! IS the IS has been !Iti-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
a FORTUNE IN THREE MONTHS
ncred.th Lomax's Pickup in Kansas City
Realty Deals.


Chicago News.
Meredith Lomax left Chicago last
March with a $50 bill in mis- pocket.
The next day he arrived in Kansas City
and enga ged bosrd at a cheap hostelry.
Ca april 2 he got en- option on a small
piece Of real estate. lie paid $40 for the
option aid the option was for ten days.
The real estate was located in desira Die
part OK the city ana was improved" In
four days Mr.. Lomsy WAS offered 500
for the option and he took IT,
GA april II ne paid $500 for fifty acres
o. rolling prairie in HolbrOOk's addition
Or the pIats this spot looked like the
garden Of Eden; on the spot It was
gloomy reminder ,of Pompeii after the
eruption.
On Msy 2 Mr.. Lomax sold twenty acres
OF this paradissCal claim for SIS, 900.
Then ne printed plausible paragraphs in
tn local papers to the effect that sn
eastern syndicate contemplated erecting
large wOClen mills in the neighborhood
Of LomaX place, as he named the barren
waste.
ON May 20 a wealthy idiot from Boston
bit at the bait and paid Mr.. LomaX S4O,-
600 for the thirty acres of land.
Mr.. LomaX returned to Chicago night
before last with 5O,OOO, and he will make
his permanent abode here.
az still have some real estate interests
in Kansas City," said he last evening,
zone corner lot in a fashionable part of
the city is my pride. 1t is high, dry and
airy-WOuld make 9 pleasant home Tor an
estimate who desires TO find seclusion
from the noise and hustle of the world.
From tais corner lot q command
ing view can be he'd of all the church
steepleS in the city, and on the north side
OF it is as fine riparian privilege as ever
load of dirt was dumped in. If l get
for this corner lot price anywhere near
as high as the lot itself l shall be the
richest man IN the vest, and l will be-
come candidate for the United States
Senate.
"Kansas City is sui generis," con-
tinued MIR. LOmaX. eastern capitalists
are in demand-particular fine old gen
tlemen from Boston. The hotel offices
are crowded with enterprising citizens
waiting for Boston man to show up. A
man Of the name of Adams, or Thayer, or
Dana, or Quincy, re sooner gets into
Missouri than there's brass band at the
Kansas City UniCn depot ready to tender
him sn ovation.
Last week l attended the funeral of
prominent citizen" said Mr.. Lomax
at was largely attended, the real estate
offices having entered into an agreement
20 close for IN hour in order TO admit Of
paying proper respect to the deceased.
liz the presence OF the sebbing multitude
the minister IAN eminent divine offered
up gn eloquent prayer, closing with these
words: In Thy infinite mercy, o,
Lord, remember that whilst our departed
brother was in life au erring earthworm,
he acquired though patient industry some
of the most valuable real estate in our
midst. Comfort the breaking heart OF
his deSolate widow, and, if 1t be Thy will,
send whittier from the East the where
Withal to afford her handsome advance
or the desirable corner lots of which she
has by this bereavement become pos
gessed.'"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
MISS O'FLAHERTY.
p -aI of Nr.CrOwIe!'S Intended Mate.
she Comes aIl the Way from the
Congo Country,
And Win be Welded to the ChimpRnzee
If Which SO Much Has Been
Said and Written
Cincinnati Enquirer,

49,.
Ne" l"Hh, June 2S.-Alss hlLtl
O'F.aler-T, D'Rrieu, IS one q ht
keepers WAT. 10 call hs-, gram thG
Congo cou.- t!-tca. the PROSPECT live
n-f-. NJ MIR ~ .,,..- an. ,-i-lrsa1ee ar
r;,-,5 ~. go l,.-- .L;.
$500,
he- apartments It Ws5 decided, after
earnest cUnsu '-tiun with Keeper Jake
Cook. f0 hraak he news ii Mss ora
r.-.rts ,~-r,-.t f.. ,I- irr.v,r..y .s..arIy
H. .. f.t.. .,.. IN
7r..r-esr u.,.l -+...
Miss yrF.,a..-.7 - y..,y r..rr-, .-a Mr.
n-...-. II ,ar,e-.s1.o. -.l s. more
1ef..-,-..-- s.r-n,.4 ~,., . .r..- .. r7o-o
81. r.- ..- como. l..r. sav
- da,.- - -. M ~ -.
and il 9a,,.t9fnI olo.av alsck Ms
n,-fs-.-.g la. -e.,. M a;r7fsan moons
ana -u.. -..,-- I'm oil 7.~ .o.,a ans
K.fnar C7al nqs nransred for hers teeth
II. .a.. al. f. i c.1f}dcnlIv tyo,cfea
fhzt Ea~-f.5-7 viii he qccomu'fsha1 he
tor -h.. ,r45s:o,r sav Ms. O,FIsbare7
..ar7r f-,r-7 7 ...-.,9 IN ~. C7osrsar ,,,
-. MIR r-- or9tacffn,r Co~a ~ C,bo,..y
rernrac7 J- S1e was nrovfd-d ,yf;b 9
state room s-., hsd . nv nIosss7,f 80
noe Cra vas moi affected Win maj 10
NOR
.gg-7rrr a,7rFof+ Africa some ,,,o,,,he
600. having Aanp ~ecefyad g Rane,,
7,...,.f r.. -, r9o5sb - tra Ca-a. ~
- sg.-.. ~ r TlT-,r.1T - ,5ls
airv Sla a. once 4acI- ,-ssss.-a - T.iger-
....
Srna~,r+ar,r.r. C,orl-,.r said This morn
--,, - W.. g,,rCr-F-.-+-- -. :. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
a Chat with Brigham,s Tenth wife.

Jan A1uCibCO LAdmluGIs
a pleasant speaking, motherly looking
lady of some sixty years, with fast white
ming hair, hiss been at the Russ House fol
some days past.
She is woman who has led moment
Gus life for many years; SO much so that
the cold record OF it would read like 9
romance
The lady is Mrs Lucy 3. Young, tenn
vie of Brigham Young, president OF the
Mormon church She settled in Self
Lake when sil the region around about
vas q bowling Wuderness-a sterile,
rocky waste.
1t was in the very heyday OF her life
that Miss Brewster, the charming belle
Of country town in Illinois, left IN
numbered suitors to become the bride OF
bright man gone mad on religion.
But too strangely fascinating we're his
words, and she came.
Even vet the beauty of the girl could
be seen IL the serene, sensitive face
II rad thought TO escape all inter-
Viewers said the lady to the reporter.
$50 many Tecellections of these now fast
receding years throng my mind thai I
you'd fain shut them from view.
ANs'y - y Ou CGFg 1 COGIu LCll = 2IEhL
deal that would interest your readers.
Perhsps, too, both tragedy and comedy
might be strangely blended
"No, Inecd scarcely say 1 do not ike
noT Its tenets, nor anything
much connected with it. But in those
early Utah DAYS il bound the Immigrants
rom all lands firmly together. Outcast
IS they were they established Ell empire.
they built railroads and laid The founda-
ION Of new Philadelphia that viii abide
always.
81 can not tell whether or not Nor
nonism will soon be wiped out. Sooner
II lster, however, it would appear that it |
must, for though the Mormons are strong
nd cofjent IN Salt Lake and Utah, they |
re not strong enough anywhere else to |
ontrCl things. Outside the destinations |
Il this peculiar belief one sees other and |
rosder opinions holding away.
'NO, l can not speak of my dear
usband, Brigham, nor of the stories of
Is reported resurrection.
II am on my way now to Honolulu
7itn my daughter to visit another
aughier who lives there. We shall
robaDiy be gone all summer. My
aughter there is 8 newspaper CORE
Dondent. She writes regularly for
acrsmentO and San Francisco news
qOprS -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

It's lights was also extensive, and she said
she had known all the leading actors and
actresses of 9 quarter of century ego in
London. Unknown "Peggy". was not
quite fifty years old, and had evidently
been handsome in her younger days. She
once admitted in confidence that her hus-
bands name was Edward Lewis, but
never revealed her maiden name.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

Greatly Improved and Reduced in Price.
The Weekly GAZETTE is now only 81. 90
year; and will in future contain besides
the latest news from ali parts of the
world, Talnage's sermon, fashion
and household department, most reliable
market report. Thrilling serial stories by
the most popular authors VIII be weekly
feature,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

mated, that Vice President WheeIer's Ist-
ter days have been darkened by mental
decay, the writer CLEANED that it is most
reasonably attributed to the loss Of: his
wife, 10 whom he was most fondly at4d
tsChed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
This Beats All.

The Weekly GAZETTE, the very best
newspaper in Texas, hss'been reduced in
p1ice To 81 year. Now is your oppor-
tunity ~ furnish your country cousin
,wisa weeks excellent reading ST Small
Hr;.+
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

The quarterly r3eeting of the member.
ship and the reguIaFf meeting of the d.
rectors of the NJ. and AZ. Bureau will be
held st this ofticeSn Monday, July ( st
10 .. m. J. P. ALExANDER, Sec'y.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

the ground. These combinations against
them at last forced the strikers to weak
en-, and they finally went to work on such
terms as they could obtain, absolutely
beaten by the devouring horde of rats.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
Have You Frlenda abroad

If 80 send them the Weekly GAZETTE a
year, the price of which is only 81. The
hest spdseheapest newspaper IN the coun
trV..a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the postoihce at Fort Worth, Tex.
Monday, July {, 1857. To obtain any OF these
letters, the applicant must call tor advertised
letters and give the date of this !!st,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

ser is rsth4r more elegant, "-LNew York
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

vICIu' y vi wnvI1 the sUavUnsuIe gEEv0 IvTv
theft loads, on account of the Niserable
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

c-Tvvri wa 10 sssyEvs7vsS I'd. r5-y.--s=--t
Call and see what have IN stock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

gets aere every time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04
MY LADY'S FAN.
OF Use 70 Eer IN Draining Dandificd Beaux
and in Many Other ways.
y fan, mon annie, Just you know

\ IAN, mon aLlIC, JusL you Know
y thing of duff and feather
a toy to balance u ana fro
In warm or lazy weather.
The temperature of the last lew days
has been peculiarly and essentially
suggestive of these trifes light as sir,
which were made to ''firt and tlutter in
ladY's hand" Therefore it is too
warm to phiIosophize longer on the
subject which held our attention week
ago, so
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-30

Good Stable on First street between Main and
Franklin streets.
Good Stable on alley in rear Of Third street
near Canal street. ja 2j-eOd3t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-30
STONES AND STICKS.
MORE TROUBLE AT ngwPoRT NEWS
ANOTHER PIER RAIDED.
The Old Dominion Steamship Laborsrs
Attacked By Strikers and Driven
, Aboard chip.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.

l'H'Nhi toAtkIhil W tuo DtopntIhsl
NEWPORT News, January 29.-Thcre
was quite an excitement here last night
caused by IS or 100 colored men forcing
the doors of Pier No. 2 when the
steamer Seneca, OF the Old Dominion
Line, was loading and running some AZ
or 80 freight-handlers aboard the ship.
The rioters were armed with stones and
sticks When General Wickham adj
justed the differences between his en-
ployees and the road some two weeksago
the settlement did not include the 100
or more men usually employed by the
steamship company, which has firmly
maintained its original position. Some
Is or 30 of the striker, however, re-
turned to work, and the places of the
others have been filed by outsiders.
The raid last night was made by those
left out, and who were not wanted by
the company. Mr.. Crowell, agent Of
the line, states that the force at work
was to have stopped at | A. NJ, and,
as the steamer was raided at about half
past u O'Clock, work was not resumed
Until this morning. The Seneca com
pleted her cargo and sailed at 3 z. NJ.
for New York. One Of the labOrers
was caught by the mob and roughly
handled; but no one was seriously in
jured.
The residents of Newport News are
discussing the subject OF organizing a
military company for mutual protection
in case of further disturbance, which
might result in riot and bloodshed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-30
NpW Rocks.

The Wdrtyr of GOiGOthd. A Picture
of Oriental Tradition. BY ENRIQUE
PEREZ EsCRICH. From the Spanish
by ADELE JOSEPHINE GoDOY. In
two volumes. Volumes /. and H.
New York: WILLIAM $. GoTTsBERGER
1897. Price i'll paper, 80 cents pei
volume.
For sale by RANDOLPH a. ENGLISH.
Jncle Mar. BY Rosa NoUCHETrE Ca.
BRY, author of "Nellie's Memories, .
&c. Philadelphia j. b. Lippincott
Company. 1887. Price in paper %
cents.
4 chapter on Wan street. In FOul
Parts and Moral BY r. S. H.,
author of 1.-The Dude" New York :
q. ". DnLNGHAM. 1887. Price
10 cents.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
4 Farce Oear Through if You Choose
10 Mate II That. WedIOck: It's
Hopes and HypOcrisics. BY Mar
ried Man. New York G. w. Dill
LINGHAM. 1887. Price 80 cents.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Uo1c lie Lost Her. or, True Lore
Ncrer Runs Smooth. By JONATHAN
BARRETT. New York q. W. Dill
LrGHAM, successor to G.. W. CARLE-
TON a. CO.. 1887.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON n Co.
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An Ari.hmeficaINmftoC racl.

RICHMOND, VA, January -, 1891
To the EdjtOr of TIE Dispatch:
The following sum was given to our
class to-day. AS there is "A difference
of opinion among us respecting its So
luton we therefore submit it to the
mathematical readers of your paper for
explanation
A, B, and C bought in company 120,-
600 bushels of oats The partnership
was afterwards dissolved, and the oats
divided as follows:
A and i took 10000 bushels each,
and G the remainder, or as many as the
other two together took.
A afterwards sold his oats at fifty
cents buShel, or two bushels for a dol
lar b sold his at three bushels for
dollar, A and b therefore taking in to-
gether two dollars for every five bushels
of oats sold, amounting in all to S25,-
000. C's oats are still for sale. Would
he realize S25, 900 by selling them at
the same rate. G.. five bushels for
two dollars? If not, why not ?
Respectfully yours,
OTIDENIS Or OJ4D DOMlNlON DbSi-
NESS COLLEGE, per ID.
This is ga chestnut" We do not
like to answer such old queries. How
ever, there is no harm in doing so.
1t is evident that A and b did not
sell their oats at two dollars for five
bushels. If they had done 50, they
would have received only $4,000,
whereas they received $4,000. If A
had sold 6 bushels for dollar and B
had sold bushels for dollar, nobody
would dream of maintaining that that
was the same as bushels for two dol
lars.
The unit in one case is /. In the
other it is ,. In AS case there were,
let us say, $1,000 sales of one dollar
each. In BIS case there were only TO-
600 sales of one dollar each, or 5000
in all. In C's case there would
be $4,000 sales in all, and therefore
1000 less than in the other case. In
other words, the proportion of 3 to 2
does not obtain in the last-named case.